Nairobi

[ nahy-roh-bee ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Kenya, in the SW part.

Nairobi

/ naɪˈrəʊbɪ /

noun

1. the capital of Kenya, in the southwest, at an altitude of 1650 m (5500 ft): founded in 1899; became capital in 1905; commercial and industrial centre; the Nairobi National Park (a game reserve) is nearby. Pop: 2 818 000 (2005 est)

Nairobi

1. Capital of Kenya and largest city in the country, located in southern Kenya.

Notes

Nairobi is a center for tourist safaris.

It was the capital of British East Africa — Kenya, Uganda , Tanganyika, and Zanzibar ( see Tanzania ) — from 1905 until the colonies became independent in the early 1960s.

Example Sentences

That was until March 26, when Kenya’s president announced a crackdown that includes restrictions on travel in and out of Nairobi for an undetermined period of time.

From Washington Post

The 63-year-old now leads the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Nairobi, which is at the forefront of global efforts to defeat food insecurity.

From Ozy

Antler’s only office in Africa is in Nairobi, and it is run and led by women.

From TechCrunch

Initially, the company sold its integrated energy generation and water-pumping systems to the middle income farmers who hold jobs in cities like Nairobi and cultivate crops on land they own in rural areas.

From TechCrunch

He works at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Nairobi, Kenya.

From Science News For Students

After four days he was airlifted to Nairobi and to his family.

From The Daily Beast

The number of miles between Nairobi and the Ebola outbreak zone in West Africa.

From The Daily Beast

Director Dan Reed, a tall, bald-headed Brit, landed in Nairobi soon after the attack.

From The Daily Beast

Margie Brand was at Westgate Mall in Nairobi to buy groceries at Nakumatt, the best-stocked store in the country.

From The Daily Beast

The 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya by Al-Qaeda killed 224 people.

From The Daily Beast

Thanks to the governor, our party of four was invited to go to Nairobi on his special train.

From Project Gutenberg

Newland and Tarlton is the firm that outfits most shooting parties that start out from Nairobi.

From Project Gutenberg

Two years ago there were sixty safaris, or shooting expeditions, sent out from Nairobi.

From Project Gutenberg

Roosevelt came, sized up the situation, and made a speech at a big banquet in Nairobi.

From Project Gutenberg

While in Nairobi we visited the little station where experiments are being made in the "sleeping sickness."

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